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debate-lfrf-digest V1 #8

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debate-lfrf-digest Monday, May 11 1998 Volume 01 : Number 008

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Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 09:48:03 -0600

Is it to late

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Are we to late to send in our data to be a part of the collaborative
activity? My students are furiously typing so we can send in our data.

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Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 12:56:50 -0400

Data Drop-out

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Us, too, I am afraid. I have 5 personal computers, and none are
working...all different reasons. I don't know when I will get back online.
I am using my daughter's briefly, to communicate this message.

This is the first time in 12 years that I have been without a computer.
Major trauma.

Laura Bashlor
Shumate Middle School
Gibraltar, MI

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Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 13:22:05 -0400

Re: Is it to late

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Laura and debaters,

Data can still be submitted this week. In fact our connection at school has
been down since we returned from spring break and I have to send our data
for the second collection.

Eileen

At 09:48 AM 5/4/98 -0600, Laura Kriss wrote:
>Are we to late to send in our data to be a part of the collaborative
>activity? My students are furiously typing so we can send in our data.
>

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Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 19:17:40 +0000

biodiversity

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Biodiversity Survey Data Collection

Your Name: Buffalos

Students in your group: Jonathan Potter, Wes Purdum, Adam Renner,
Cassidy Schiller, Jerimah Pierce

Date: 4/15

Time:10:04 AM

Latitude and Longitude of site:

Your group needs to choose a plot that is one square meter.
You will be recording and counting the different species in the meter
square.
Name of species/ genus:
How many are in your plot? 3

Describe the amount of light for your plot
full sun

Write the temperature of your plot in Celsius:
8 degrees Celsius

Describe the amount of moisture for your plot ( very dry, dry, moist
wet):
moist

Describe the organism you observed in detail:
On the tree, a one mm. long, black and red tree spider.

1 black gnat 5 mm. long with clear wings.

1 tree 1 m. and 13 cm. high, it is brown.

On the back of this sheet make a map of your plot and draw your
organisms that you are observing.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 20:50:38 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name:Danielle Doeler, Stephanie Coonan, Mike Fabozzi, & Matt DiBlasio
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 12:45 pm EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 68 F 20 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism
(i.e. above ground, 2 cm below ground)
We saw a Reproductive Termite and a Black Ant. The termite was about 2 to 3
cm and had long white wings. It's class is Insecta, the order is Isoptera,
and the family is Termitidae. We also saw a young termite that was clear
and white. The Black Ant looks like an everyday ant. Its class is Insecta,
the order is Hymenoptera, the family is Formicidae, and the genus and
species is Lasius niger.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 20:53:27 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name:Jim Bolen, Justin Bowe, and Alex Mautone
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 12:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 68 F 20 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
Part sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

We found two colonies of Fire ants. One was under a rock, the other was
under a tree. Near those colonies, there were a few Armadillo ants under a
bush.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 20:56:23 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Nikki G.Amy K.
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 11:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 68 F 20 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

We were by a rotted log were the sun was shinning brightly. There was many
insects and plants. Here are some of the insects we saw: The spider we saw
was a grass spider. It was see-through with black spots. It was small and
blended in with the log. We then saw a gold bug (which we didn't find the
name of it) with a humped shell. It is gold with black dots on its shell.
The butterfly was a white

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:05:59 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: T.P.J
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 11:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 68 F 20 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

Our group found a lot of insects. We found potato bugs. We also found red
ants. They were very tiny. We found two or three beetles. Their were black.
They were earthworms big and small. The worms were brown with a spot of
red. We found a centipede. It was tiny, and red. It had a lot of feet. We
found a slug on the log and a green grasshopper. We found this white, worm
or something, but we don't know exactly what it was. It was the size of an
inch. We also found a ladybug. It had four black spots on one side and on
the other it had three. We found a male spider. It was a black-widow
spider. We looked under a log and found these insects. The log was rotten
because of the rain. Their was grass around the spot we were looking in,
but we did not really look in the grass.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:07:00 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: S.J.K
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 11:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 68 F 20 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

It's spring now and the area has only one log. New animals appeared under
that log. The animals are interesting and peculiar.

Under the log we found 8 earthworms. Some half under, some above. Well
most dirt, and some we dug. A slug moved slowly across the dirt. Blank
ants scurried on the surface. A millipede was going about his business.
Outside the log was green grass and flowers.

We found new animals in warmer weather. We know now that different animals
roam out in different weather.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:15:07 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Jackie, Stephanie, Angela, and Malinda
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 8:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 59 F 15 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
wet
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that someone
who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your description the
common name (genus and species may be included), coloration, size, and where
you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm below ground)

In our square we found 5 tomato bugs, 4 earthworms, and rabbit droppings
covered by grass. Our description of tomato bugs are that they are oval
shaped, brownish-black line segments down its back, a lot of legs, and crawls
very slowly.

The second thing that we found was 4 earthworms. They are small, circular,
white, rolls up in a really small ball, and travels by rolling.

The last thing we found was rabbit droppings. They are brown with a tint of
green, round, they came from rabbits, and have tiny particles off very
easily.

Thank-You for listening, see you later
Good-Bye.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:18:16 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Mark D., Robert C., Dean F., Michael M.
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 8:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 59 F 15 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
Moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

There was one strip of dirt with grass around it. The dirt was moist. It
has weeds that are very small. There were many dead leaves. Through the
weeds and leaves there was ants, and there were potato bugs. The ants were
crawling all around the potato bugs. We saw 3 earthworms crawling all over
the dirt and sticks.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:19:57 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: John M. Eric H. Steven O. Brian R.
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 8:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 59 F 15 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
Moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

We were near the highway at a set of logs. We saw a centipede, black
ants, potato bugs, two red millipedes, grass, weeds, rotting log, and a tree.
The dirt was a little dry, but the grass was wet.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:24:01 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Goober124
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 2:05 pm EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 75 F 24 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
Semi-moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

Four Earthworms with a reddish-brown color
One Texas Carpenter Ant, brown-red
Green Grass
One yellow Dandelion Weed
One Death Cap Mushroom (Deadly Poisonous), off white and smooth with a tan
cap about 2.5 inches
Our section was 2.5 paces from an Alder Tree

The Earthworms were 2, 3.5, 2.5, and 3 inches long

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:39:31 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Mike W., Chris D., & Alan J.
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 8:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 59 F 15 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

We found an ant farm with two ants by it. It was surrounded by dirt,
grass, leaves, and dead dandelions. We also found a potato bug.
The ground was wet and damp.
Underneath the ground we saw fungus. I'm sure the ground was
inhabited with lots of insects, although we only saw a limited amount if
there is a next time I'm sure will see more insects.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:43:51 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name: Lisa D. Jenelle M. Joe B. Joe L. Patrick O.
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 11:45 am EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 68 F 20 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

We walked up behind a broad leaf maple tree and under a cinder rock we
found many potato bugs crawling around. Next to the tree there were many
poison ivy plants. After that we say a snake hole. Later we found a bowl,
inside were about 50 Black ants and a deer tick. There were also many
sections of moss. There was no grass around. It was a very dry shady area
under a big tree. There was no other plant or animal life in the area.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:48:03 -0400

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection 2

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Teacher's Name: Eileen Bendixsen
School: Beers Street Middle School
Group Name:Maryellen C. and Laura N. - The Panda Kids
Date Data was Collected: April 21, 1998
Time Data was Collected: 12:45 pm EDT
Latitude: 40 N
Longitude: 74 W
Temperature: 68 F 20 C
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
moist
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2 cm
below ground)

1. Moths- badge color; flies gracefully
2. butterfly- very colorful and dives into the windy grass.
3. ants- red, brown, and yellow ants pacing through the dirt.
4. flowers- yellow dandelions swaying side to side in the grass.
5. worms- red, blue, and purplish worms squiggling through the dirt.
6. flies- quick reactions and are fast fliers.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 15:32:18 +0000

biodiversity data

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Biodiversity Survey Data Collection

Your name: Denver Broncos

Students in your group: Luke, Seth, Ryan,

Date: 4/30/98

Time: 9:32

Latitude and Longitude of site:

Your group needs to choose a plot that is one square meter.
You will be recording and counting the different species in this meter
square.

Name of species / genus:grass

How many are in your plot?3

Describe the amount of light for your plot (full shade, part sun or
full sun) :
full sun

Write the temperature of your plot in Celsius: ground temp. 11degrees
Celsius
23 degrees Celcius

Describe the amount of moisture for your plot (very dry, dry, moist wet
(standing
water): very dry

Describe the organism you observed in detail: Color, size, where you
found the
organism (above ground or how deep below ground):
We saw this green stuff. It was about 17 centimeters long,
very skinny, fairly soft.

On the back of this sheet make a map of your plot and draw your
organisms
that you are observing.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:41:00 +0000

biodiversity data

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Your name: Whitney Adams

Students in your group: Jenny, Heather, Allison, and Karissa

Date: 4/15/98

Time: 10:03

Latitude and Longitude of site:

Your group needs to choose a plot that is one square meter.
You will be recording and counting the different species in this meter
square.

Name of species / genus:pine tree

How many are in your plot?5

Describe the amount of light for your plot (full shade, part sun or
full sun) :
part sun

Write the temperature of your plot in Celsius: ground temp. 11degrees
Celsius

Describe the amount of moisture for your plot (very dry, dry, moist wet
(standing
water): moist wet

Describe the organism you observed in detail: Color, size, where you
found the
organism (above ground or how deep below ground):

we found a thing on the ground.
It appears that it is a plant. It is long, skinny, green, and is 17
centimeters long. Another thing we saw is a plant 97 centimeters tall.
It has branches coming out of it. we also found a medium sized bug. He
was black and curled up. We found it below ground.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:49:44 +0000

biodiversity data

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biodiversity data

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Biodiversity Survey Data Collection

Your Name: Kate

Students in your group: Kate Katie Angie Natalee Lauren

Date: 4/15

Time:

Latitude and Longitude of site:

Your group needs to choose a plot that is one square meter.
You will be recording and counting the different species in the meter
square.
Name of species/ genus: Quaking aspen
How many are in your plot?

Describe the amount of light for your plot
Part sun

Write the temperature of your plot in Celsius:
28 degrees on ground

Describe the amount of moisture for your plot ( very dry, dry, moist
wet):

Describe the organism you observed in detail:
1 aphids, black and green. On aspen tree, tiny as pin head.

2 bee ,black and yellow, big as dime

3 Wolf spider, black as big as penny

On the back of this sheet make a map of your plot and draw your
organisms that you are observing.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:51:44 +0000

biodiversity data

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Biodiversity Survey Data Collection

Your Name:The Tree Dwellers

Students in your group: Allison Muer, Karissa Hiester, Whitney Adams,
Jenny Waddell, Heather Full, Erin Christenson

Date: 4/15

Time:9:20 AM

Latitude and Longitude of site:

Your group needs to choose a plot that is one square meter.
You will be recording and counting the different species in the meter
square.
Name of species/ genus:
How many are in your plot? 4

Describe the amount of light for your plot
full shade

Write the temperature of your plot in Celsius:
9 degrees ground, 11 degrees in the air.

Describe the amount of moisture for your plot ( very dry, dry, moist
wet):
moist wet

Describe the organism you observed in detail:We found some gooey stuff
called sap. It
is yellow in color and came out of the tree. We also found 1 little baby
bug called a
grasshopper, was green and hopped around. We found a yellow flower about
1 and 1/2 inches tall. We also found a little flying black bug, about
1/2 an inch long.

On the back of this sheet make a map of your plot and draw your
organisms that you are observing.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:52:59 +0000

biodiversity data

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Biodiversity Survey Data Collection

Your name: Jason Adragna
Students in your group: Joseph Adragna, Luke Scalf, and Ryan Koetting
Date: 4/15/98
Time:10:17 a.m.
Latitude and Longitude of sight:

Your group needs to choose a plot that is one square meter.
You will be recording and counting the different species in this meter
square.
Name of species/genus: Leaf, Grass, Shell of peanut, and
dirt
How many are in your plot?About a billion pieces of grass,
about 14 leaves, one
peanut shell , and alot of dirt.

Describe the amount of light for your plot (full shade, part sun or full
sun) :
Our area is full sun
Write the temperature of your plot in Celsius:
The temperature degrees
describe the amount of moisture for your plot ( very dry, dry, moist,
wet (standing water):
The area is moist
Describe the organism you observed in detail: Color, size, where you
found the organism ( above ground or how deep below ground):The organism
that we observed was grass. The grass was above ground it was dark green
and some was white/yellow. It was about two inches tall.The dirt was
above ground and under ground. It was brown. We found a nut shell , it
was a tan color, it was about one inch tall and 1/2 an inch wide. We
found a leaf that was a light brown color, it�s body had dried out but
the vains or skeleton was still in the form.

On the back of this sheet make a map of your plot and draw your
organisms that you are observing.

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Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 22:05:13 +0000

biodiversity data

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Biodiversity Survey Data Collection

Your name: Ashley, Brooke, Shayla, Shawna, and April

Students in your group: 5

Date: 4/21/ 98

Your group needs to choose a plot that is one square meter.
You will be recording and counting the different species in this meter
square.
Name of species/ genus
How many are in your plot?
Describe the amount of light for your plot ( full shade, part sun, or
full sun) :
all sunny
Write the temperature of your plot in Celsius :
Ground- Above-
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot ( very dry, dry, moist wet
(standing water) : moist.
Describe the organism you observed in detail: Color, size, where you
found the organism ( above ground or how deep below ground): We found:
1. ants/ they are black & reddish brownish they are about 1cm long and
probably weigh less than 1 gram.
2. Black / light
spider

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Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 07:34:30 -0400

Biodiversity Survey

From: owner-debate-lfrf-digest@rspac.ivv.nasa.gov (debate-lfrf-digest)
Subject: Biodiversity Survey
Date:
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Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection Form

Teacher's Name: Susan Hurstcalderone
School: Blessed Sacrament School
Group Name: Rain Forest Rangers
Date Data was Collected:March 31
Time Data was Collected: 1:30
Latitude:38deg. 57 minutes 30 second N
Longitude: 77deg. 4 min. 30 seconds W
Temperature: 80 Degrees Farenheit
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full shade
part sun
full sun
X half shade
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
very dry (particles do not clump)
dry
X moist
wet (standing water)
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm
below ground)

26 small, purple flowers, five petals, short stem, yellow

about 75 brown, crispy, dead leaves, some long, some short

4 midget bees, black and yellow striped

yellowish/greenish short, stubby moss

7 or 8 patches of green clover-like leaves

22 patches of spade-shaped green leaves

19 soil patches

1 short, tree-like plant

about 25 small, brown ants

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection Form

Teacher's Name: Susan Hurstcalderone
School: Blessed Sacrament School
Group Name: Rain Forest Rangers
Date Data was Collected: 4/24/ Friday/98
Time Data was Collected: 1:30
Latitude:38deg. 57 minutes 30 second N
Longitude: 77deg. 4 min. 30 seconds
W
Temperature: 57 Degrees Farenheit
Describe the amount of light for your plot:
full shade
part sun
full sun
part shade X
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:
very dry (particles do not clump)
dry
moist X
wet (standing water)
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm
below ground)

2 black flies

7 Buttercups

95 Clover-Like leaves

5 patches of moss

20 clumps of grass

Brown , crisp, dead maple leaves

Moist clumps of soil

1 green and purple, Teeny-Tiny flower

About 50 small ants

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Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 19:54:14 -0400

Biodiversity Challenge

From: owner-debate-lfrf-digest@rspac.ivv.nasa.gov (debate-lfrf-digest)
Subject: Biodiversity Challenge
Date:
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Dear Debate-lfrf Members,

The data is still coming in, but we would like to invite classes to
participate in a challenge activity based on the data collected in the
Backyard Biodiversity Survey. We are offering two challenges at different
levels of difficulty, so that students and teachers should find one that
fits! Even if you were unable to participate in the two previous phases of
the Backyard Biodiversity Survey you can still participate in this phase.

The student data that has been posted can be found at
http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest by going to the INTERACT section
and clicking on Collaborative Projects. The debate archives will be found
there. A summary of the data submitted by the students will be posted to
the list and placed online in the INTERACT section by Thursday, May 14.

Submit your Biodiversity Challenge answers to ebend@netlabs.net by
Saturday, May 30.

Challenge 1: Biodiversity Bingo

The data collected represents a range of geographical areas and has a
diverse level of grades submitting work. Look at ALL of the data submitted.

Then take the list below of things to find and see if your class can answer
all 12 items:

1. What species was the most common?
2. What species was the most rare?
3. Which site had the lowest temperature?
4. Which site had the highest temperature?
5. Which site had the greatest biodiversity?
6. Average number of species seen by participants April 7-13?
7. Average number of species seen by participants April 14-20
8. Average number of species seen by participants April 21-27?
9. Which site had the greatest change in number of species seen?
10. What is the genus and species of the dandelion?
11. What is the genus and species of a rolly-polly?
12. What is the phylum of the earthworm?

All submissions must be in by May 30, and must include an answer for each of
the twelve questions and a description of how the class or the group of

students found the answers.

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Challenge 2: Biodiversity Experiment

Look at the data collected. Given this data, what hypothesis can you make?

Here are some samples:
Higher latitudes had less items in their observation plots.
Wetter observation plots have more biodiversity.

Come up with your own hypothesis. For each hypothesis, you must describe
what pattern you see in the data collected that leads you to this hypothesis.

Then, since Live From the Rainforest has hundreds of classes around the
world, come up with an imaginary but realistic experiment that uses all of
the LFRF classes around the world to test whether your hypothesis is true
world-wide. You have to describe how the experiment is to be conducted, how
the data is to be collected from each class, and how you will analyze it to
see if your hypothesis is supported. Student submissions are due on May 30
and should clearly state the hypothesis, a description of the pattern that
students observed in the data that lead them to generate this hypothesis,
and their experimental design that could test this hypothesis. Multiple
entries are encouraged.

Note to Teachers: These are student challenges - let them do the work!
Both of these challenges are good end-of-unit assessment activities that
allow students to demonstrate a number of processes that are part of key
science benchmarks.

Susan Hurstcalderone and Eileen Bendixsen
Co-moderators, debate-lfrf

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Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 13:40:11 -0400

BBS

From: owner-debate-lfrf-digest@rspac.ivv.nasa.gov (debate-lfrf-digest)
Subject: BBS
Date:
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Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection Form

Teacher's Name: Susan Hurstcalderone
School: Blessed Sacrament School
Group Name:Bannana Splits With A Cherry On Top.
Date Data was Collected:March 31
Time Data was Collected:1:15
Latitude:38deg. 57 minutes 30 second N
Longitude: 77deg. 4 min. 30 seconds W
Temperature:67%
Describe the amount of light for your plot:Full Sun.
full shade
part sun
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot:Moist
very dry (particles do not clump)
dry
moist
wet (standing water)
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm
below ground)
1.Dandy Lions.
2.Nats.
3.Ants.
4.Clovers
5.Weeds
6.Little Vilotes
7.360 Blades of grass
8.Butter Cups.
9.Beatle

Backyard Biodiversity Survey Data Collection Form

Teacher's Name: Susan Hurstcalderone
School: Blessed Sacrament School
Group Name: Bannana Splits With A Cherry On Top
Date Data was Collected: 4/24/98
Time Data was Collected: 1:15
Latitude:38deg. 57 minutes 30 second N
Longitude: 77deg. 4 min. 30 seconds W
Temperature: 72%
Describe the amount of light for your plot: Full Sun
full shade
part sun
full sun
Describe the amount of moisture for your plot: Dry
very dry (particles do not clump)
dry
moist
wet (standing water)
Describe each of the organisms you observed in enough detail so that
someone who hasn't seen it can draw your specimen. Include in your
description the common name (genus and species may be included),
coloration, size, and where you found the organism (i.e. above ground, 2
cm
below ground)

1.29 Buttercups
2.1 Ant Farm
3.Centipede
4.Clovers
5.1,600 Blades Of Grass
6.Milipede
7.50 Weeds
8.1 Nest Of Spiders
9.1 Red Ant
10.4 Ants
11.4Sticks to form our squares

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